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September 5, 2021
Ithaca, NY

Rachel & Sam

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We're getting married!

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Sam

Colleran

and

Rachel

Shelly

September 5, 2021

Ithaca, NY

Hold on now... Who's getting married?

It's us! Sam and Rachel. See? Says our names right up there at the top.

I need a refresher here. Who is that other person?

Oh yeah, no problem - it's been a minute since we've seen some of you. Rachel Shelly is the spunky blonde hailing from Evanston, Illinois. She's a physical therapist who enjoys rock climbing, cooking, and listening to grisly murder podcasts. That goober standing next to her is Sam Colleran of Vernon, Vermont. Sam currently works for an after-school science program and enjoys writing, hiking, and the pursuit of recreating movie theatre popcorn at home.

Is this a shotgun wedding type of thing?

No! And frankly, we're embarrassed that you asked.

Are you going tell us how you met, or what?

Yes we are! We met while working in the Campus Center Dining Hall at Ithaca College. After a few months of getting to know each other while refilling napkin dispensers and shutting down North Bev, we realized that we were cooking up something that wouldn't fit in the entree line....... love.

Gross. Anything else I should know, or are we done here?

You're pretty much up to speed, my friend. It's been over 6 years since that fateful Fall, and we've never looked back! Sam proposed on top of Arlington Peak in Santa Barbara, CA. She cried, he cried, and a masked stranger was kind enough to take the picture above. We currently reside in North Hollywood, California with our cat Olive and an abundance of plants. It's been a rough year for everyone, but we're getting psyched for September and can't wait to see all your beautiful faces.

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